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Bucs’ Frustrate Cubs

The Chicago Cubs lost yesterday 4-2 not because of poor playing, I mean they’re the freakin’ World Series champs, right? No, they lost because the Pittsburgh Pirates are that kind of team that is always a tough team to play. They’re deceptively good and no team should take them for granted. Of course,in baseball anything can happen.

“They were putting together some good at-bats on me. I had to grind a little bit there but I thought I was pitching pretty well and the sixth inning is just kind of unfortunate. What are you going to do about that? Just move on to the next one.” Kyle Hendricks said.

This season is going to be quite different than last year because the Cubs won’t be as dominant. Plain and simple. They won’t get over a hundred wins but they’ll still be just as commanding as they were last year with the exception that they’ll have to earn that trophy or more in proving that they’re just as good as what happened last season.

“I love the fact that we are seeing a lot of pitches, we are seeing good at-bats,” Joe Maddon said. “We actually look really good at the plate. Guys that normally hit who are not — head’s up, they’re going to start doing it. To be in pretty good shape record-wise in spite of not having the offense clicking on all cylinders, it’s kind of a good sign.”

The season is still young and the Cubs have to make adjustments. The Cubs are known to battle back but I feel that this season it’s going to be a little bit tougher than last.

“We put ourselves in position to get a chance in the last few innings to tie the game at least,” Ben Zobrist said. “And that, right now with a lot of us — I think the rhythm just isn’t quite there at the plate. It’s early in the season, it’s chilly, it’s been tough to get it going this week for everybody, but I like how we battled late in the game.”

Yet, the sophomore jinx might be rearing its’ ugly head.

Today, Jake Arrieta gets the call to the mound. With a record of 2-0, the former Cy Young winner and Chicago Fire star is out to prove his mettle and so far this year, he’s finding his groove back. People will again Fear The Beard.